Federal Court Overturns Multi-Billion Dollar Verdict in NFL ‘Sunday Ticket’ Legal Battle
Los Angeles — A monumental $4.7 billion damages verdict against AT&T and the NFL connected to their “Sunday Ticket” subscription service was overturned by a federal judge last Friday. The decision comes after DirecTV, owned by AT&T, faced claims that its exclusive multi-billion dollar deal with the NFL for broadcasting football games breached antitrust laws. The lawsuit, originally filed by bar owners and residential subscribers, contended that the “Sunday Ticket” package was exploiting customers by forcing them to purchase all out-of-market games, even if they only wanted to follow a specific team. Critics of the … Read more